YOU HAVE to hand it to teenage girls Sophie Nesbit and Sian Norbury - when they found traffic at a standstill near their homes, they didn't hang about.

They simply rolled up their sleeves, stepped into the road - and started directing the cars. Temporary lights near the Golden Lion pub on Moss Lane had been tampered with by yobs leaving them and passing cars stuck on red, last Thursday night, (March 16).

But luckily best mates Sophie Nesbit and Sian Norbury, both 13, who live on Moss Lane, were on their way home from All Hallows school.

Amazingly the girls, who have lived on the Moss Estate since they were babies, didn't go "off duty" for an incredible THREE hours - only stopping for a quick tea-break while Sophie's mum Diane Nulty took over the work.

Sophie said: "The cars went all the way from the Golden Lion to Bargain Booze when we first got there, and on the other side, they were waiting down round Henshaw's skip hire business.

"We had to knock on the car windows and let the drivers know the problem - some of them wouldn't open their windows because they didn't trust us at first.

"Then when Sian stopped the cars on her side, I would wave the ones on mine through.

"We were just worried that people would just be stuck there waiting, or worse - that they would try and get past and have a crash."

The inseparable chums, whose favourite subject is Design and Technology, and who walk to and from school together every day, finally clocked off at 9.30pm when police arrived to fix the lights.

The officer also questioned the girls about the yobs who caused all the trouble.

Sian, who lives with her mum and stepdad, said: "We didn't mind doing it although some people thought we were just messing about on the road at first.

"Sophie's stepdad had to apologise to her because he thought she was being bad.

"I went home after the policeman fixed the traffic lights and they started working again."

The traffic lights are the responsibility of Bovis Homes, who are developing land on Moss Lane at the moment.

A Cheshire Police spokesman pointed out that temporary lights are required to have an emergency number displayed on them in case of malfunction or vandalism.

And Sophie's mum, Diane, 42, was very pleased with the two community-spirited teens.

She said: "I was very proud of the two of them.

"It just goes to show that not all the kids from the Moss are little monsters - there are some really good children living here as well.

"I called the police because I felt what the boys did to the traffic light was criminal damage but I didn't see any emergency number.

"I am not saying it wasn't there, I just didn't see it.

"I spoke to one of the workmen the next day and he has no idea how the kids got past the fence."

Bovis Homes were unavailable for comment at the time of going to press.

Despite their successful foray into the world of traffic management the girls aren't interested in a career policing our roads.

Sophie said: "I want to be a hairdresser when I grow up and Sian wants to be a beautician.